Protein Structures. Primary structure Amino acid sequence Edman degradation, MS, deduce from DNA Secondary structure Recurring structural pattern Circular dichroism (CD, 圓二色極化光譜儀 ) Tertiary structure 3D folding of a polypeptide chain X-ray crystallography, NMR Quaternary structure - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Protein Structures1. Primary structure
• Amino acid sequence• Edman degradation, MS, deduce from DNA
3. Tertiary structure• 3D folding of a polypeptide chain• X-ray crystallography, NMR
4. Quaternary structure• Subunits arrangement within a protein
Fig 5-16
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The 3-D structure of proteins
Protein conformation in space Including long-range interactions Determined by:
Primary (and secondary) structures Interactions among R groups Disulfide bond and weak interactions
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Protein stabilityUnfolded (denatured) High degree of conformational entropy H-bond of polypeptide with solvent (H2O)
Folded (native) Lowest free energy Stabilized by disulfide bond (covalent) and weak (non-
covalent) interactions: Weak interactions
Van der Waals interaction H-bond Hydrophobic Ionic
In general, the protein conformation with lowest free energy is the one with the max. no. of weak interactions.
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Peptide bond1. OC-NH is shorter2. Coplanar peptide group 3. Trans configuration (O vs. H)
Electrons resonance (partial sharing) between the carbonyl O and the amide N. (electric dipole) OC-NH can not rotate Limited rotation for C-C (, psi) and N-C (, phi)
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Protein secondary structure
Ramachandran plots
Local conformation, regular backbone pattern Restricted and in 2o structures Determined by primary structure
-helix (e.g. -keratin in hair) -sheet (e.g. silk fibroin – layers of -sheets) -turn
Parallel-sheet
Right-handed -helix
Collagen triple helix
Anti-parallel-
sheet
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-helix
1 turn
Box 6-1
A right-handed -helix: 3.6 a.a. per turn 5.4 Å (1 Å = 0.1 nm) per turn R groups extended outward
perpendicular to the helical axis H-bonding between adjacent
turns H-bond between the -CO of residue
(i) and the -NH of residue (i+3). 2 H-bonds per residue 3 or 4 H-bonds per turn Provide stability
-- RR--
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-helix constraints
H
CH
H3N+ C O-
O
CH2
CH
H3N+C O-
O
CH2
CH2
1. Electrostatic interactions of Ri and Ri+1
2. Size of the R group3. Interactions between Ri and Ri+3 or Ri+4
4. Pro and Gly5. End residues (electric dipole)
+
-
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Electric dipole of an-helix
Peptide bond dipole Helix dipole End residues and
helix stability
Fig 6-6Fig 6-2a
+
-
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-conformation Zigzag, extended protein chain, with the R groups
alternating above and below the backbone. Side by side -conformation -sheet
H-bonds between adjacent peptide chain (backbone). Parallel or antiparallel orientations
Silk fibroin – layers of -sheets
parallel antiparallel
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-turn A 180o turn involving 4 a.a. H-bond between -CO of the 1st a.a. and the -NH of the
4th a.a. Common a.a.
Gly (small and flexible, type II -turn) Pro (peptide bonds involving the imino N in cis configuration)
Fig 6-8a
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3 (Gly)
4
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Occurrence in 2o structure Relative probability of a.a.
Fig 6-10
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Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy
Determine the content of 2o structure of a protein
http://www-structure.llnl.gov/cd/cdtutorial.htm
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Membrane proteins Membrane spanning protein (hydropathy plot, p.
377) helix type channels (helical wheel diagram, p. 393) barrel porins (p. 378)
Lehninger 4th ed.
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Classification (p. 170)
Fibrous proteins (e.g. Table 6-1) Long strands or sheets Consist of a single type of 2o structure Function in structure, support, protection -keratin, collagen
Globular proteins (e.g. Table 6-2) Spherical or globular shape Contain several types of 2o structure Function in regulation Myoglobin, hemoglobin
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Structure of hair
Fig 6-11, p. 171
-keratin: hair, wool, nails, claws, quills, horns, hooves, and the outer layer of skin
Monomer
Dimmer
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Collagen Tendons, bone, cartilage, skin, and
cornea Primary sequence:
Gly-X-Pro (HyPro) Repeating tripeptide unit
Structure Monomer ( chain)
Left-handed helix, 3 a.a. per turn Trimer: coiled-coil (tensile strength).
Stabilized by H-bond Crosslink between triple helixes
Genetic defect: Osteogenesis imperfecta
Abnormal bone formation in babies Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Loose joint
tropocollagen
collagen
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More on Collagen … Procollagen (a larger precursor polypeptide)
Post-translational modification Pro, Lys Hydroxyl Pro, Lys (cofactor = ascorbic acid) Provide H-bond that stablizes the mature protein Scurvy: a dietary deficiency of Vit C
Central portion triple helix (procollagen collagen)
The N-, and C-terminal portions are removed Certain Lys are modified by lysyl oxidase (a
copper-containing protein) Crosslink between polypeptides increased strength
and rigidity. Menke’s syndrome: a dietary deficiency of the copper
Harper’s 26th, p. 38-39.
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Denature and unfolding
No function
Fully functional
Loss of function due the structural disruption Cooperative process Denatured conformation: random but partially folded No covalent bonds in the polypeptide are broken !!
The prion disease Spongiform encephalopathies Disease caused by a protein (prion) Proteinaceous infectious particle Related diseases:
Mad cow disease Kuru Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (human) Scrapie (sheep)
Misfolded prion
PrPC (normal)
PrPSC (infectious
)
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Protein Function
Myoglobin and Hemoglobin
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O2 binding to Heme Heme = organic ring (porphyrin) + Fe2+
Free heme Fe2+ (binds O2) vs. Fe3+ (does not bind) O2 rich blood (bright red) vs. O2 depleted blood (dark purple) CO, NO binds with higher affinity than O2
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Protein-ligand interaction
P + L PL
Ka: association constant (M-1)
Ka
=
[PL]
[P] [L]
=[PL]
[PL] + [P]
=
Binding sites occupied
Total binding sites
p. 207
[L]
[L] + 1/Ka
=
[L]
[L] + Kd
= Kd: dissociation constant (M)
Ka [L] =[PL]
[P]
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Ligand binding and Kd
When [L] = Kd, 50% ligand-binding sites are occupied Kd: dissociation constant Kd = [L] at half-saturation Affinity , Kd
=
[L]
[L] + Kd
Fig 7-4a
Hyperbola
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O2 binding of Mb O2 binds tightly to Mb Good for O2 storage Not good for O2 transport
Fig 7-4b
tissues lungs
=
pO2
pO2 + P50
=
[L]
[L] + Kd
0.26 kPa
1 atm = 105 Pa = 100 kPa
pO2, air = 20 kPa
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Structure affects Kd
Kd for O2 Kd for CO Free heme 1x 1/20,000x Heme in Mb 1x 1/200x